Cooking utensil.



W. C. SCHWAB.

COOKING UTENSIL.

APPLICATION HLED Nov. 2e. 1911.

Patented Aug. 13, 1918.

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UNITED sTATEs lPATENT onirica. l

WILLIAM C. SCHWAB, OE CANTON, OHIO,

To all whom timely concern: A

Be it known that I, WILLIAM C. SCHWAB, a citizen of the United States, residing at Canton, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Cooking Utensil, of which the following is a specification, l

rThis invention relates to cooking utensils, the purpose being to construct a cooking utensil and the lid therefor in such a way that the lid can be conveniently supported in a substantially vertical position so that the grease and condensed steam accumulated on the lid drains .back into the utensil when it is found necessary to remove the lid temporarily while the food in the utensil is in the process of cooking.

.Another object is to support the lid in such a way that the hand of the cook which grasps thev handle of the utensil will be protected from hot `grease or other food which is liable to spattcr out. Y

vWith these objects in view `the invention consists in the novel construction and arrangement of parts, hereinafter described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out inthe appended claims, it being understood that various changes in the form, proportions, sizef and minordetails of construction may be made within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.x. i

In the drawings:

Figure l is a sectional view through a frying pan and the lid therefor constructed in accordance with my invention, the lid being shown in the supported position.

Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view of a lid forming part of my invention the section being taken at right angles to the line of the section of the lid in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a kettle constructed in accordance with my invention.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several figures of the drawings.

It will be understood from the following v explanation and description that cookingl COOKING, UTENsrI.. y

Specification of Letters Patent. Fatented A1170; 13, '1918. VApplication iiled November 26, 1917. Serial No. 203,894.

1, has the ordinary handle 2 and adjacent the point where the handle joins thebody of the pan, I form 'a conical depression 3 which terminates in a cylindrical collar 4 with an opening' therethrough. The lid `5 has the usual knob 6 through which passes a retaining wire 7 which is threaded atfone end to receive a nut 8 and is bent substantially at right angles as at 9 and extends in a line substantially parallel' to the surface of the lid toward the periphery of the said lid as at 10. Ata point near its outer eX- tremity, the portion l0 is bent at a slight angle as at 1l fora purpose to be hereinafter set forth.

- ,Inl adapting utensils such as the kettle shown in Fig. 3, to my invention an auxiliary handle l2 employed to tilt or hang up the kettles, carries .the conical depression 13 whichhas a cylindrical collar andis precisely similar to the depression 3 and collar 4t previously referred to. The center portion of the lid, as clearly shown in Figs. l and 2 is stamped to formA aperfectly flat surface :lll of the diameter of the knob to be used on the particular lid and surrounding the said knob and portion lt are corrugations 15 which serve to add rigidityto thecenter Vportion ofthe lid.V l

drip off on to the floor or on the top of the stove. lVith the use of my device the cook lifts the lid and inserts the end 1l into the aperture 3 in the manner shown in Fig. VThe lower edge of the lid is carried within -the utensil vand accumulated grease and iooV steam Vwill drain down the face of the lid and back into the said utensil. The cook may now grip the handle 2 without danger of having his liandf burned by hot grease which frequently spatters out of the pan while the meat is being turned. Where a 1 kettle or sauce pan such as shown in Fig. 3 is being employed for the purpose of cooking food, such for instance as mush,the lid,

must be removed from the utensil at intervals to stir the food and as is Well knovvn to those having had experience in cooking mush or the like, the heavy consistency of the food makes it necessary to hold the kettle With one hand While the mush is being stirred ivith the other. The auxiliary handle l2 forms a convenient place for the one hand of the cook to hold the utensil While the other is being employed to do the stirring, and since the lid when removed is support ed by inserting the portion 11 into the aperture 13, the eooks hand is protected from steam or hot food which is liable to be spattered out of the utensil. It will also be seen that in Fig. 3 the bail used for lifting the kettle can be rested on the portion 1l during the cooking process, thereby ii reventing it from becoming too hot to be touched bythe bare hand as would be the case were the bail to rest yon top of the lid. Then the lid is to be removed the bail can be thrown to the other side ol the kettle. It Will be seen from the foregoing that utensils made in accordance with my invention both serve to eliminate a great deal ot the state oit untidiness Which results from cooking and also forms an eiiicient protection to the cook.

Having fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a cooking utensilA` a lid adapted to cover the said utensil having a centrally located knob on its upper side, one end ot a supporting member inserted through the said knob and the said lid, the said supporting member being secured upon the under side of the said lid and being bent substantially at right angles at the point Where it emerges from the top of said knobr` the said bent portion extending substantially parallel to the upper surface ot the said lid to a point opposite the periphery thereof,` an aperture formed in the handle of the said utensil at a point adjacent the body of the said utensil, the :tree end of the said supporting member being adapted to be inserted Within the said aperture, the said tree end ofthe said supporting member being bent near its free extremity to form a stop to limit the insertion of the said free end into the said aperture.

2. In a cooking utensilx` a lid adapted to cover the said utensil having a centrally located knob upon its upper side, one end oi' a supporting' rod inserted through an aperture in the said knob and the said lid, a nut secured upon the threaded inner ond of the said supporting rod, the. said rod being bent substantially atright angles at the point Where it emerges from the said lmob extending radially from the said knob to.

Ward the periijihery of the said lid and terminating at. a point substantiallyr in a line with the periphery oit' the said lid and being bent slightly upward nea-r its tree end, al substantially horizontal portion extending trom the side ot the said utensil at a point adjacent its upper rim., a conical depression formed in the said horizontal portion. the said conical depression terminating in an elongated collar having an aperture therethrough adapted to receive the upturned end of the said supporting rod and the periphery of the said lid at the point opposite the said rip-turned end ot the said supporting rod being adapted to lie Within theiutensil When the said up-turned portion of the supportingrod is inserted in said aperture.

In testimony that I claim the above, I have hereunto subscribed my name.

WILLIAM C. SCHWAB.

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